BOSTON - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Rodehorst to senior vice president and chief information officer, effective Jan. 1. He will also serve on the Bank’s Executive Committee.

As the leader of the Bank’s information technology division, Rodehorst will be responsible for application development, data strategy, end-user services, and information security. He will represent the Bank on all Federal Reserve System-related IT issues. He will also oversee the Boston team that contributes to Federal Reserve System research into a central bank digital currency, or CBDC.

Rodehorst joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in 2007 and served most recently as vice president and chief information security officer for the FedNow® Service. In that capacity, Rodehorst was responsible for the development of the overall security profile of the instant payments service.

Prior to joining the Federal Reserve, Rodehorst held various network and information security roles in financial services, and he managed security services organizations, both domestically and abroad. 

Rodehorst earned a bachelor’s from Tulane University and an MBA from Boston University.

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, one of 12 regional Reserve Banks, serves the First Federal Reserve District, which includes all New England except Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Bank monitors local and national economic conditions to aid in the formulation of monetary policy, engages in outreach to promote economic growth and community revitalization, supervises banks and bank holding companies, and provides financial services to facilitate banking operations.

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